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Countering domestic terrorism
Countering domestic terrorism

America, Blogs, Economics, Harlan Ullman., Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis

Countering domestic terrorism

Normally, when Washington-based policy institutions issue major reports, unless the study reflects strongly held ideological preferences of its constituents or is a stunning condemnation of whichever administration is in power, the half-life is at best a day or two. Last week, Business Executives for National Security (BENS---and I am on the advisory board but did not participate in this study) issued its findings on countering domestic terrorism. This report is a must read for the White House, state houses, mayors’ offices and the public. This report is a critical follow-on to the Commission on September 11th co-chaired by former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean and Representative Lee Hamilton who [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:27:57+02:00January 31st, 2015|America, Blogs, Economics, Harlan Ullman., Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?
A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?

Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, Democracy & Human Rights, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Terrorism

A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?

Are we, meaning the billions of citizens on earth today, faced with an enduring war in and with Islam and Islamists? Or have seemingly exploding and spreading conflicts in what has been properly called the crescent of crisis extending from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Levant and Mediterranean in the west a temporal phenomena that in due course will topple of its own weight? The answers to these questions obviously will have profound consequence on the future geostrategic landscape. The emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, al Qaeda, the Islamist State and other Islamist groups has put these questions in sharp perspective. The persistence [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:27:57+02:00January 27th, 2015|Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, Democracy & Human Rights, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Terrorism|0 Comments

Ménage à trois
Ménage à trois

Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, International Peace, & Security, Issues, Studies and Analysis

Ménage à trois

Relațiile între marile puteri se reorganizează. SUA, China și Rusia caută noi legături între ele, dar și în exteriorul cercului de forță care-l constituie pentru a controla zonele de insecuritate globală sau pentru a-și îndeplini propriile strategii de securitate națională. Cine a câștigat în războiul dintre Occident și Federația Rusă, război purtat în Ucraina? Răspunsul este simplu: China. În primul rând, SUA au diminuat resursele din Asia-Pacific și au mutat trupe în estul Europei. Deși timidă, această mișcare va continua sub auspciile Comandamentului NATO și în conformitate cu deciziile agreate la Summitul NATO din Țara Galilor. Consolidarea flancului estic al NATO a devenit imperioasă în condițiile în care Kremlinul desfășoară [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:27:58+02:00January 26th, 2015|Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, International Peace, & Security, Issues, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Jocurile barilului de petrol
Jocurile barilului de petrol

Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Energy/Environment, Global Governance, Issues, Studies and Analysis

Jocurile barilului de petrol

Cu cinci ani în urmă, predicțiile privind prețul petrolului erau îngrijorătoare, prețul crescând la peste 115 USD/baril. O altă paradigmă a apărut acum: producția de petrol s-a schimbat, de la producătorii tradiționali din Orientul Mijlociu la producători precum Australia, Brazilia, Mexic, Africa și cei din Marea Mediterană. O nouă revoluție în domeniul extracției a venit de la utilizarea unor noi tehnologii, precum sistemul de fracturare hidraulică pentru scoaterea petrolului și gazului natural din șisturile bituminoase, dar și datorită utilizării tehnologiei de forare orizontală, cea care permite penetrarea în resursele de petrol înguste din sol. Fracturarea hidraulică a făcut ca producția de gaz să crească, în SUA, între 2007 și 2012, [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:27:58+02:00January 26th, 2015|Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Energy/Environment, Global Governance, Issues, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?
Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?

Asia, Blogs, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis

Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?

Few sane people would normally find themselves in agreement with North Korea’s boy dictator Kim Jung Un. The hacking of Sony Pictures over its movie “The Interview,” presumably by North Korea in retaliation for the loony plot to assassinate its supreme leader, was the latest outrage. Howls of protest immediately reverberated from Hollywood’s elite sullied by the unveiling of Sony’s disparaging corporate emails to President Barack Obama’s questioning of “why didn’t they ask me first” before initially deciding not to run the film. Some called for immediate retaliation against North Korea as if this were a de facto act of war. Others bellowed that it was a patriotic duty of [...]